In this dramatic feature-length sendoff inspired by Coronation Street, Daisy’s Departure follows the emotional unraveling of a woman caught between betrayal, heartbreak, and the pursuit of reinvention. Set in the close-knit community of Weatherfield, the story captures the final days of Daisy Midgeley, a character who rose from self-interest and scheming to become one of the soap’s most emotionally layered figures. But when the weight of her past finally collapses on her shoulders, she chooses to walk away—forever.

The story unfolds in the aftermath of immense personal tragedy. Daisy, played by Charlotte Jordan, has endured the unthinkable—losing her unborn child in a violent car crash. The trauma is raw, and the pain cuts deep, stripping away her once confident, sharp-edged exterior. As she attempts to recover, she becomes entangled in one last scheme—a desperate con with her estranged mother, Christina Boyd. The plan? Scamming Jenny Connor out of £60,000 using a fake online romance and a conman named Dom.

But betrayal is the cornerstone of Daisy’s unraveling. The one person she thought might have her back—her own mother—double-crosses her, planning to split the money with Dom and leave Daisy behind. Emotionally exhausted and morally spent, Daisy watches her world collapse. Her relationships are shattered. Her reputation is in tatters. Her life in Weatherfield, once chaotic but manageable, now feels suffocating and beyond repair.

In one of the film’s most devastating sequences, Daisy decides to turn the tables on her mother, stopping the scam in its tracks and allowing Christina to take the fall. But the victory feels hollow. Standing in the Rovers Return, surrounded by betrayal, lost love, and burnt bridges, Daisy makes the most difficult decision of her life: to leave Weatherfield and everything she knows behind.

Her farewell isn’t loud. It’s not dramatic. It’s quiet, haunting, and final. She tells Jenny, the closest thing she has left to family, that she’s leaving for good. Jenny pleads with her not to go, assuring her she isn’t to blame. But Daisy knows this isn’t just about guilt—it’s about survival. She’s not just fleeing a town. She’s trying to salvage what’s left of herself.

The emotional weight isn’t confined to the character alone. Offscreen, Charlotte Jordan, the actress behind Daisy, recently appeared on ITV’s This Morning, revealing the real emotions behind her departure. In her words, it was “a lot more emotional than I thought it would be.” Though she made the decision to leave over a year ago, the final moments on set were unexpectedly overwhelming. Jordan admitted to “on and off sobbing for about four hours” on her last day—a raw, human testament to just how much Daisy had become part of her.

But Charlotte’s exit doesn’t signal an end—it’s the beginning of a new chapter. She shared her excitement for the future, calling her post-Corrie life “a fresh start.” With gratitude to the show’s producers, who handled her character’s exit with care, Jordan expressed optimism for the future. “I feel like I’ve done the checklist of soap things,” she said, noting how supported she felt during her exit. And now, she’s moving into new territory: joining the long-running BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers.

While Charlotte couldn’t reveal much about her new role, she teased that her character in The Archers will “ruffle some feathers”—a fitting next step for someone who made Daisy one of the most dynamic and talked-about characters on Coronation Street. The move to radio drama allows Jordan to reinvent herself, to challenge her range, and to tell stories in an entirely new format.

Importantly, she revealed that the Coronation Street producers left the door open. “I was fully prepared for them to run me over,” she joked, referring to the sometimes-brutal exits characters face on the soap. But in a generous gesture, the showrunners opted to keep the possibility of a return alive. “If I would like to go back, I can,” she said—offering hope to fans still reeling from Daisy’s departure.

As Daisy disappears into the unknown, the emotional weight of her absence lingers. Her exit comes during a wave of major character farewells on Coronation Street. Colson Smith (Craig Tinker) and Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) are also preparing to say goodbye. The return—and impending death—of Julie Carp adds another layer of poignancy to the show’s current arc. With Julie’s storyline centered around terminal cancer and the heartbreak it brings her sister Eileen, the soap is entering one of its most emotionally charged periods in recent memory.

For fans of Charlotte Jordan and Daisy Midgeley, Daisy’s Departure is more than a goodbye. It’s a tribute to the evolution of a flawed, complex, and ultimately human character. It’s about how sometimes, walking away isn’t weakness—it’s strength. And though she’s gone from Weatherfield, Daisy’s presence will echo through its cobbled streets for a long time to come.